A call for a “National Carers’ Day” in recognition of the country’s 161,000 carers is being sent out to town councils as part of a nationwide campaign.

A motion by a Fine Gael councillor, calling on the Government to have a carers’ day, has been passed at the April meeting of Killarney Town Council. It follows a similar move by the national organisation Caring for Carers Ireland at its annual delegate and respite conference recently.